Thread: 4-6-2 Tank Locomotive - Circa 1910

Originally Posted by crowie

Keith, while I am in awe of your detailed patient work sir,
my I be so bold to suggest that the 2 phillips head screws need to hidden as they look out of place...
sorry mate for the extra work.....Peter

Hi Crowie

As per #704 - "The countersunk heads of these will be filled with bodyfiller and then cleaned up and then the section of the firebox repainted silver."

Thanks for your comments

Keith

Originally Posted by Handyjack

I like the image with the dim lighting. Imagine starting the shift in the small hours of the morning. When you get on the footplate, there is a small glow in the firebox, the gauges are on zero, and you can not see much at all. You have it all before you, to wake up this little engine, build up pressure and lubricate all the bearings. There are people to transport to work, or perhaps goods to move and none of it is going to happen without your sweat (particularly after the last couple of 35+ Celsius days). You will have a couple of tons of coal to shovel and before you leave the shed the fire will be roaring.

Love it to bits Keith.

Your comments are fantastic Kevin. Makes me feel great about building this loco

Thanks

Keith

Hi All,

Think I have finished all the controls in the cabin. I have secured the internal tank on the Fireman's side and the Driver's control support assembly to the main chasis of the locomotive. I have now also secured both sides of the cabin to each of these assemblies that were secured to the chasis. At the moment the roof just slides in. I have made it with a rebate that also clamps the top edges of the cabin sides to the roof structure. When I finally secure the roof - it will also act as a clamp for the cabin sides. Letting all the items secured today - dry.
Tomorrow I will be filling the joins of the cabin to side tanks with body filler - then lots of sanding. Looking forward to painting the cabin sides so the locomotive looks to be one long structure.

Regards

Keith

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Damn that looks so fine Charlie!.

Cheers
Trev.

Hi All,

Been working on the cabin. Trying to get the join to the cabin and the side tanks as join free looking as possible. I am pretty happy with the outcome. Thanks to Repliconics for some tips on using bodyfiller (most appreciated Trev).
I have given the cabin 3 coats of paint as well as the primer. I have also repainted the side tanks so I am using the same batch of paint no there would be no subtle colour differences. I am still going to give it at least another 2 to 3 coats and then I will give it a spray of clear satin. Not much more to be done until Tuesday. Bowls tomorrow and then off to Dave's get together. really looking forward to it

Regards

Keith

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I have not been on much lately and posted some quick bits and pieces and now have the time to look properly and you go and make some great leaps and bounds Keith.

Fantastic work as always I like the spot light to show off the interior but the green does not really do anything to help show it off. You certainly have managed to blend the cab side and tank

Thanks Derek. Replying on my mobile. We are at Dave's near Horsham. It is really good meeting up with blokes you only know on computer. Thanks for your kind comments about my locomotive. Hope we can catch up some time in person in the future. Regards Keith

Hi All,

Back on the loco today,

Fitted the air vent section (the recess for my internal lighting). I gave the whole top section another 3 coats of Indian Red, all up the loco has 8 coats of paint (I am pretty sick of painting).
Tomorrow I may get to making and starting to fit some of the handrails along the length of the loco. Still need to fit the lubricator lines from the cabin to the cylinders.

Dooen was tremendous. Good meeting up with all the guys. Uncle Al gave me some Railway mags that we installed on my computer - really good stuff.
gave me some turning tips for the wheels on my next Locomotive.
A great bunch of guys and girls who really enjoyed everyone's company - Thanks Dave

Regards

Keith

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Originally Posted by Keith_1

Thanks Derek. Replying on my mobile. We are at Dave's near Horsham. It is really good meeting up with blokes you only know on computer. Thanks for your kind comments about my locomotive. Hope we can catch up some time in person in the future. Regards Keith

Hi too Derek,

Today is Australia Day and, just to demonstrate how mad we really are.....

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....... in global terms, Keith's trip to Horsham is a drive from Southern Turkey to Albania. If Repliconics had made it to the same event, he would have ferried and driven from Alexandria to Albania via Southern Turkey(there's a song title in there somewhere?). Unfortunately in many ways, l couldn't make it either but l drove from the Black Sea Deep into Russia to see an old mate who was recently given some bad news by his doctor.
Happy Australia Day me Ol' mates.

fletty

Originally Posted by fletty

Hi too Derek,

Today is Australia Day and, just to demonstrate how mad we really are.....

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....... in global terms, Keith's trip to Horsham is a drive from Southern Turkey to Albania. If Repliconics had made it to the same event, he would have ferried and driven from Alexandria to Albania via Southern Turkey(there's a song title in there somewhere?). Unfortunately in many ways, l couldn't make it either but l drove from the Black Sea Deep into Russia to see an old mate who was recently given some bad news by his doctor.
Happy Australia Day me Ol' mates.

fletty

Same to you Fletty - Happy Australia Day

Hi.

I guess you are crazy.

Happy Australian day.

Ole
(From the not so mad Denmark)

Hi All,

I fitted the lubricator lines from the lubricator down both sides on top of the water tanks to the cylinders.

I have been working on the handrails along the outside of the water tanks. I changed the design a bit from the original locomotive at the museum. It has a handrail along the entire length which covers up the side loco number. I didn't like the look of that. So what I have made is 2 handrails on both sides of the tank with a gap in the middle where the number of the loco will sit and won't be obscured by the handrail.

I have made up the end ferrules out of 6.5mm aluminium and bored them to suit the 4mm mild steel rod. The supports are 4mm split pins. I have cut these down and sharpened the ends to a point. This gave me a scribe mark to guide me with my drilling into the water tank.
I made up a jig to ensure each handrail was exactly the same and that the supports were all in the same position. The support pieces and ferrules were then araldited into position. Then primed.

I used a plumb line along the sides of the loco to ensure I was in the centre (vertically) of the side tanks. Then marked with the sharpened end of each support where to drill. Used a 1.5mm drill first in case I mucked up - then drilled the 4mm.

Still more handrails to do on the side of the cabin.

Regards

Keith

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That looks SO good!
Based on my complete lack of knowledge on the subject, I totally approve of the gap in the hand rail. Luckily Victoria Railways would have had NO OH&S department in 1910?

fletty

At some stage, late in its working life, I suspect that the museum D4 had shunters footboards fitted. They were latter removed. The evidence is holes around the frame and the handrail down the side of the tanks that you are now working on.